Nashville. TN, January 2018 – Keith Lovelady, pulmonologist and critical care medicine, has been named Medical Director of Breathe Easy Respiratory Solutions, Inc. (BERS). Breathe Easy is a woman-owned disease management company specializing in invasive and non-invasive respiratory care and focuses primarily on transition care from facility to home.

“ Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care while providing cost savings to payors and involved facilities by reducing readmissions and shortening hospital stays for respiratory patients said Rose Miller Grindstaff, President. “Dr. Lovelady has a history of improving the lives of adult pulmonary patients. We are excited to have him as part of our team.”

Dr. Lovelady attended University if Tennessee and Harvard School of Public Health. Post-doctural training, Internships and residencies were at Vanderbilt University with Pulmonary and critical Care Fellowships at Johns Hopkins University and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School. He is an adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Meharry Medical College.

Prior to Lovelady, Dr. Clyde Heflin was the medical Director for adult respiratory care. Heflin has now been appointed by unanimous vote to the Breathe Easy Respiratory Board of Directors.

Breathe Easy offers a comprehensive disease management program administered by licensed respiratory therapists. A transition team working together with hospitals and skilled care facilities Breathe Easy prevents unnecessary admissions and readmissions by offering program consisting medication review, nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation, and more. It has been successful in significantly lowering readmissions.

Nashville. TN, March 2018– Mohammad Fazili, Pediatric Pulmonologist, has been named Pediatric Medical Director of Breathe Easy Respiratory Solutions, Inc. (BERS). Breathe Easy is a woman-owned disease management company specializing in invasive and non-invasive respiratory care and focuses primarily on transition care from facility to home for adults and pediatrics.

Dr. Fazili is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has completed a Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical center and was Chief Resident at Department of Pediatrics, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.

Breathe Easy offers a comprehensive disease management program administered by licensed respiratory therapists. A transition team working together with hospitals and skilled care facilities Breathe Easy prevents unnecessary admissions and readmissions by offering program consisting medication review, nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation, and more. It has been successful in significantly lowering readmissions.

Clyde Heflin, M.D., renowned pulmonologist, has been named Corporate Medical Director for Breathe Easy Respiratory Solutions, Inc., (BERS). Breathe Easy is a woman-owned disease management company specializing in invasive and non-invasive respiratory care and primarily focuses on transition care from facility to home.

“Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care while providing cost savings to payors and the involved facilities by reducing readmissions and shortening hospital stays for respiratory patients,” said Rose Miller Grindstaff, COO. “Dr. Heflin is the perfect fit because of his pioneering history in improving the lives of pulmonary patients across middle Tennessee.”

Dr. Heflin attended Vanderbilt University and has an academic appointment at Vanderbilt University. Previously, he was in private practice at St. Thomas Hospital and the chief medical officer at St. Thomas Medical Services. He is currently medical director at Kindred Hospital and the Remeo Unit, Bordeaux Hospital.

Breathe Easy offers a comprehensive disease management program administered by licensed respiratory therapists. A transition team working together with hospitals and skilled care facilities, Breathe Easy prevents unnecessary admissions and readmissions by offering a program consisting of medication review, nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation and more. It has been successful in significantly lowering readmissions by 50 percent when compared with the national average. Additionally, the smoking cessation success rate is 80 percent among the patients supported.

Both invasive and non-invasive patients are served, as well as those with respiratory issues (neuromuscular, asthma, CHF, pneumonia, COPD, chronic respiratory disease, etc.). There is an emphasis on maintaining quality of life in severely ill respiratory patients and teaching them to self-manage.

Headquartered in Nashville, Breathe Easy is licensed as a DME in Tennessee, Virginia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Kentucky. For more information about Breathe Easy, please visit http://bersinc.com/.